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Westworld – Season 1, Episode 8 Trace Decay

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95% Tomatometer 21 Reviews
Bernard struggles with a mandate; Maeve attempts to change her script; Teddy is disturbed by dark memories.
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Westworld — Season 1, Episode 8

Westworld — Season 1, Episode 8

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Providing its major characters rich layers of context, Westworld's "Trace Decay" begins pulling together the elements of the park's origins and setting the stage for what is sure to be a thrilling conclusion.

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Stephen Williams

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Anthony Hopkins

Dr. Robert Ford

Ed Harris

Man in Black

Evan Rachel Wood

Dolores Abernathy

James Marsden

Teddy Flood

Thandiwe Newton

Maeve Millay
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Matt Singer ScreenCrush Jun 19, 2018
7/10
Westworld implies humanity is a very fluid concept. Go to Full Review James White Empire Magazine Nov 7, 2017
4/5
The cast remains uniformly excellent, but the narrative issues (of the series, not the park) worried us more this week, especially in the Maeve plot. Go to Full Review Vinnie Mancuso Observer Nov 21, 2016
Thanks to the latest edition of Westworld, I can confidently say, without a shadow of a doubt, that I have never related harder to a television character than I related to Dolores. Go to Full Review Aaron Bady The Week Aug 28, 2017
"Trace Decay" is about grief, about meaning, and about the stories we tell about death to make it seem like death means something. Go to Full Review Steve Wright SciFiNow Nov 22, 2016
4/5
Slowly but surely, things are becoming clear. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Episode Info

Synopsis Bernard struggles with a mandate; Maeve attempts to change her script; Teddy is disturbed by dark memories.
Director
Stephen Williams
Executive Producer
Jonathan Nolan, Lisa Joy, J.J. Abrams, Jerry Weintraub, Bryan Burk
Screenwriter
Charles Yu, Lisa Joy, Jonathan Nolan
Network
HBO
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Nov 20, 2016
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